Coming To America

S.S. Canada

americo (vito) morosca

passenger #20

    Name:                  Vito Morosca

    Ethnicity:              Italy

    Date Of Arrival:      May 25, 1914

    Age:                     33y

    Gender:                M

    Marital Status:      M

    Ship Of Travel:      Canada

    Port Of Departure: Naples, Campania, Italy

The passenger list states that his passage was paid for by "himself"

and his final destination was "his brother-in-law Devincentis, Fillipo

at 158 Hughes Street in Hackensack, N.J." It also stated that he

was 5'4" tall, had light hair, a fair complexion and grey eyes

A brief description of the S.S. Canada is below:

Built by Forges & Chantiers de la Mediterranee, La Seyne, France, 1911.

9,648 gross tons; 476 (bp) feet long; 56 feet wide. Steam triple expansion

engines, twin screw. Service speed 15½ knots. 2, 166 passengers (120 first

class, 196 second class, 1,850 third class). Built for Fabre Line, French flag

in 1911 and named Canada. Mediterranean-New York Service. Used as a

hospital ship during World War II. Ended service in 1952.